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 Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. The BLS is a national statistical agency that collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates essential statistical data to the American public, the U.S. Congress, other Federal agencies, State and local governments, business, and labor. The BLS also serves as a statistical resource to the Department of Labor.BLS data must satisfy a number of criteria, including relevance to current social and economic issues, timeliness in reflecting today’s rapidly changing economic conditions, accuracy and consistently high statistical quality, and impartiality in both subject matter and presentation. BLS publishes import and export price indexes for goods and services to meet the economic needs of the nation. These price indexes are used to deflate the import and export trade values in goods and services in order to better assess actual increases or decreases in quantity. In order to deliver accurate and timely price indexes, BLS works closely with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and other agencies to collect trade and transportation data.Visit the Bureau of Labor Statistics Web site.
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